Patents by Inventor Gerhard A. Koepf
Gerhard A. Koepf has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 7970496Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for provisioning a vehicle interface module comprising receiving a VIM from a VIM manufacturer and entering appropriate VIM data into a dealer inventory, activating a SIM card for the VIM and installing the VIM in a predetermined vehicle, selecting a wireless activated VIM from the dealer inventory and connecting the VIM to an OBD-II port of the vehicle, connecting a configuration PC to the VIM and downloading a modem configuration, selecting and downloading a vehicle-specific configuration file, accessing a telematics services provider's web portal, entering appropriate vehicle data, and associating the vehicle with the VIM, installing the VIM in the predetermined vehicle, and conducting an installation verification test.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2010Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Inilex, Inc.Inventors: Gerhard Koepf, Robert Yandrofski, Roy G. Perry, Jonathan Cooper
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Publication number: 20100299020Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for provisioning a vehicle interface module comprising receiving a VIM from a VIM manufacturer and entering appropriate VIM data into a dealer inventory, activating a SIM card for the VIM and installing the VIM in a predetermined vehicle, selecting a wireless activated VIM from the dealer inventory and connecting the VIM to an OBD-II port of the vehicle, connecting a configuration PC to the VIM and downloading a modem configuration, selecting and downloading a vehicle-specific configuration file, accessing a telematics services provider's web portal, entering appropriate vehicle data, and associating the vehicle with the VIM, installing the VIM in the predetermined vehicle, and conducting an installation verification test.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Inventors: Gerhard Koepf, Robert Yandrofski, Roy G. Perry, Jonathan Cooper
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Patent number: 7818098Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for provisioning a vehicle interface module comprising receiving a VIM from a VIM manufacturer and entering appropriate VIM data into a dealer inventory, activating a SIM card for the VIM and installing the VIM in a predetermined vehicle, selecting a wireless activated VIM from the dealer inventory and connecting the VIM to an OBD-II port of the vehicle, connecting a configuration PC to the VIM and downloading a modem configuration, selecting and downloading a vehicle-specific configuration file, accessing a telematics services provider's web portal, entering appropriate vehicle data, and associating the vehicle with the VIM, installing the VIM in the predetermined vehicle, and conducting an installation verification test.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Inilex, Inc.Inventors: Gerhard Koepf, Robert Yandrofski, Roy G. Perry, Jonathan M. Cooper
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Publication number: 20090248237Abstract: The present invention provides a configurable embedded telematics system comprising: a server suite providing automotive telematics services to a plurality of authorized service users via a global network, the server suite including a user management utility, an application server, a vehicle interface module server, a telematics database, and a user configuration utility; and a vehicle interface module including an operations controller, an on-board resource and an on-board application comprising an event monitor module, a data logging module, and a user configuration module.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2008Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Gerhard A. Koepf, Robert M. Yandroflki, Jonathan M. Cooper
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Publication number: 20080147245Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for provisioning a vehicle interface module comprising receiving a VIM from a VIM manufacturer and entering appropriate VIM data into a dealer inventory, activating a SIM card for the VIM and installing the VIM in a predetermined vehicle, selecting a wireless activated VIM from the dealer inventory and connecting the VIM to an OBD-II port of the vehicle, connecting a configuration PC to the VIM and downloading a modem configuration, selecting and downloading a vehicle-specific configuration file, accessing a telematics services provider's web portal, entering appropriate vehicle data, and associating the vehicle with the VIM, installing the VIM in the predetermined vehicle, and conducting an installation verification test.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2006Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: SkyWay Systems, Inc.Inventors: Gerhard Koepf, Robert Yandrofski, Roy G. Perry, Janothan Cooper
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Publication number: 20070066330Abstract: Fast macrodiversity switching (FMS) of channels that employ interleaving. The fast macrodiversity switching dynamically switches radio links used for traffic and control channels for a mobile station among a number of base transceiver stations (BTS) without switching the radio resource, using the same frequency and time slot combination (TDMA) in an environment where interleaving is occurring. The fast macrodiversity switching of channels and interleave processing is under control of an interleave manager which is distributed among zone managers. The control by the host and assistant zone managers includes switching down-link signals to and up-link signals from mobile stations among base transceiver stations which include broadcast channels (non-switched) and dedicated (switched) channels that employ interleaving. The dedicated channels are switched as frequently as a signal switch time which can be the frame rate of the up-link signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Bhupal Dharia, Gopal Chillariga, Ujjal Ghoshtagore, Rohit Kaushal, Gerhard Koepf, Lance Uyehara
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Publication number: 20070042786Abstract: Dynamic allocation of communication channels among communication units (CU) in a communications system. Dynamic channel allocation employs a reservation set for reserving channels and an allocation set corresponding to the reservation set for receiving allocated channels. The reservation set and the allocation set are changed dynamically as a function of network parameters to control the dynamic channel operation. Reservation set information is broadcast downlink to multiple users to reserve an allocation set of uplink radio resources for specific ones of the users. The system uses a modification of the packet data channel (PDCH) of a GPRS/EGPRS or EDGE system which employs an Uplink Status Flag (USF) on each PDCH downlink radio block. The downlink reservation set information is commonly received by all users in the group of users. Allocation delay, bandwidth efficiency and other system parameters are optimized.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2006Publication date: February 22, 2007Inventors: Gopal Chillariga, Rohit Kaushal, Bhupal Dharia, Lance Uyehara, Gerhard Koepf, Kevin Raack, Ujjal Ghoshtagore
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Publication number: 20060153147Abstract: A communication system for communication using wireless signals in a fast macrodiversity switching environment. The wireless signals include downlink signals to and uplink signals from mobile stations where the wireless signals have bursts in time slots. In the communication system, a plurality of transceiver stations have broadcast channels (non-switched) and dedicated channels. (switched) for the wireless signals. A zone manager controls the fast macrodiversity switching of bursts in dedicated channels among transceiver stations. The fast macrodiversity switching causes the bursts to have time shifts that are of a magnitude to cause unwanted burst overlap. A macro-diversity timing control controls the timing of bursts, to reduce burst overlap, in dedicated channels that have been dynamically switched timing problem.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2006Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventors: Gopal Chillariga, Bhupal Dharia, Gerhard Koepf, Lance Uyehara
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Publication number: 20060078039Abstract: A communication system using fast macrodiversity switching (FMS) and frequency hopping (FH) for wireless signals including downlink signals to and uplink signals from mobile stations. Frequency hopping sequences are determined for the uplink and downlink signals for the mobile stations. A plurality of transceiver stations employ broadcast channels and dedicated channels for communications with the mobile stations. A zone manager controls fast macrodiversity switching of dedicated channels among the mobile stations while broadcast channels remain unswitched. The zone manager extracts frequency hopping information to form predictions of dedicated channel collisions, and based upon the predictions, controls the dynamic switching of dedicated channels to avoid collisions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2005Publication date: April 13, 2006Inventors: Naveen Dhar, Lance Uyehara, Ujjal Ghoshtagore, Gerhard Koepf, Jingqing Xiao
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Patent number: 6571110Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel use of cryoelectronic equipment to implement an extremely sensitive and stable receiver front end for UHF, microwave, and millimeter wave applications. The invention is particularly applicable to base station receivers in mobile radio systems, where the range and capacity of the systems are typically limited by the base station receiver sensitivity.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2000Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Inventors: David O. Patton, Robert M. Yandrofski, Gerhard A. Koepf, Robert F. Arentz, Jerry Lynn Martin
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Patent number: 6263215Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel use of cryoelectronic equipment to implement an extremely sensitive and stable receiver front end for UHF, microwave, and millimeter wave applications. The invention is particularly applicable to base station receivers in mobile radio systems, where the range and capacity of the systems are typically limited by the base station receiver sensitivity.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1999Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignee: Superconducting Core Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David O. Patton, Robert M. Yandrofski, Gerhard A. Koepf, Robert F. Arentz, Jerry Lynn Martin
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Patent number: 6205340Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel use of cryoelectronic equipment to implement an extremely sensitive and stable receiver front end for UHF, microwave, and millimeter wave applications. The invention is particularly applicable to base station receivers in mobile radio systems, where the range and capacity of the systems are typically limited by the base station receiver sensitivity.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 1996Date of Patent: March 20, 2001Assignee: Spectral Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Robert M. Yandrofski, Gerhard A. Koepf, David O. Patton
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Patent number: 6104934Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel use of cryoelectronic equipment to implement an extremely sensitive and stable receiver front end for UHF, microwave, and millimeter wave applications. The invention is particularly applicable to base station receivers in mobile radio systems, where the range and capacity of the systems are typically limited by the base station receiver sensitivity.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1997Date of Patent: August 15, 2000Assignee: Spectral Solutions, Inc.Inventors: David O. Patton, Robert M. Yandrofski, Gerhard A. Koepf, Robert F. Arentz, Jerry Lynn Martin
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Patent number: 6097263Abstract: The present invention provides an electronically tunable resonating apparatus which uses a tunable dielectric material which is biased by an electric field to alter the resonant frequency in a resonating cavity. The electrodes which apply the electric field are connected to a variable voltage source. The electrodes can therefore apply a plurality of electric field strengths and provide a range of resonant frequencies in the resonating apparatus. The resonating apparatus is particularly useful for microwave and millimeterwave electromagnetic energy.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 1997Date of Patent: August 1, 2000Assignee: Robert M. YandrofskiInventors: Carl H. Mueller, Zhihang Zhang, Gerhard A. Koepf
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Patent number: 5138436Abstract: An interconnection package is provided for a circuitry component, such as an integrated circuit, comprising a support member for supporting the circuitry component and an interconnect member placed over the circuitry component. The interconnect member has interconnect transmission lines on at least one surface for transmitting currents and signals to and from the circuitry component. When the package is to contain a monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC), millimeter waveguides are employed to transmit RF signals to and from the MMIC through the package. The MMIC is positioned in cavities in the support member and the interconnect member is placed over the MMIC. RF interconnect transmission lines on the interconnect member can be connected directly to RF contact pads on the MMIC or can be electromagnetically coupled. DC interconnect transmission lines are connected directly to DC contact pads on the integrated circuit.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1990Date of Patent: August 11, 1992Assignee: Ball CorporationInventor: Gerhard A. Koepf
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Patent number: 5105200Abstract: A superconductive array antenna system provides a substantial improvement of gain, in the range of from about 5 db to over 20 db, at frequencies in excess of 20 gigahertz, and preferably in the range from 40 to 100 gigahertz and beyond. The antenna system includes a phased antenna array, operating at superconductive cryogenic temperatures, with superconductive phasing and switching systems, to permit antenna beam steering and polarization independent of operating frequencies. The invention also permits the elimination of amplifiers and other such elements that have been needed to overcome system losses, and permits further miniaturization of such systems.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 1990Date of Patent: April 14, 1992Assignee: Ball CorporationInventor: Gerhard A. Koepf
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Patent number: 4446556Abstract: Disclosed is a coherently optically pumped laser system wherein a pump laser beam (30) propagates through a laser medium contained in a degenerate cavity resonator (10) in a controlled multiple round trip fashion in such a way that the unused pump beam (30') emerges from an injection aperture (24) at a different angle (.beta.) from which it enters (.alpha.) the resonator. The pump beam (30) is angularly injected off of the central axis (22) of the resonator body (10) whereupon the pump beam alternately undergoes spreading and focusing (b.sub.1 . . . b.sub.8) while pumping the laser medium by a process of resonant absorption pumping. Means (32) are employed externally of the cavity resonator to sense the emergent output beam (30') which is used not only for alignment of the system but also to monitor the power of the emergent pump beam. The power in the emergent pump beam (30') provides a measure of the performance of the laser systems.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 1980Date of Patent: May 1, 1984Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationInventor: Gerhard A. Koepf
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Patent number: 4173001Abstract: A laser apparatus having a pump laser device for producing pump laser energy upon being excited. The pump laser device having a resonating cavity for oscillating and amplifying the pump laser energy. A source laser device is used for producing source laser energy upon being excited by the pump laser energy, the source laser device having a resonating cavity for oscillating and amplifying the source laser energy. The source laser's resonating cavity is coupled within a portion of the pump laser's resonating cavity.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1977Date of Patent: October 30, 1979Inventors: Robert A. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with respect to an invention of Frosch, Gerhard A. Koepf